cob

(käb)

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal
    1. a lump or small mass, as of coal
    2. a leader; chief
  2. ☆ a corncob
  3. a male swan
  4. a short-legged, thickset riding horse

Origin: ME, prob. < LowG, as in Du kobbe < Gmc base *kubb-, something rounded

See cob in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A corncob: corn on the cob.
  2. A male swan.
  3. A thickset, stocky, short-legged horse.
  4. A small lump or mass, as of coal.
  5. A mixture of clay and straw used as a building material.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from obsolete cob, round object, head, testicle

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